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Francis R. Wheeler is a partner in the Cooley Business department, resident in the Colorado office. He joined the Firm in January 2001.
Mr. Wheeler's practice includes corporate, securities and transactional matters, including public and private financings, mergers and acquisitions, international transactions, corporate governance and securities law disclosure and compliance. He has represented publicly and privately held companies in a broad range of industries, including biotechnology, engineering, manufacturing, multichannel television, retail, software and telecommunications, in securities and transactional matters. Prior to joining, Mr. Wheeler was a partner with Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, where he chaired that firm's Commercial Law and Securities Practice Group. Mr. Wheeler also practiced with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in New York City.
Mr. Wheeler is currently named in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers in Corporate/M&A; in The Best Lawyers in America in Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, and Securities Law; in Euromoney Expert Guides in Corporate Governance; and as a Colorado Super Lawyer in Securities and Corporate Finance.
Mr. Wheeler received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School and a B.S., magna cum laude, from Weber State University in Chemistry.
He is admitted to practice in the States of Colorado and New York.
Education- Harvard Law School
JD, 1977, magna cum laude - Harvard University
MBA, 1977, cum laude - Weber State University
BS, 1973
Admissions
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Colorado Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
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